Etymology

exempt

ex·empt
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Today it means: Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc. Full definition →

Middle French exempt ← Latin exemptus
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  1. Latin · derived fromexemptus
  2. Middle French · derived fromexempt
  3. English todayexempt

From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

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